Syntax

[ˈzʏntaks]

/[ˈzʏntaks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Syntax” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,142
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft, genauer: Teilgebiet der Grammatik; Wissenssystem, das uns befähigt, elementare Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Wörter zu größeren Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Phrasen od...

Corpus desk

Index DE-syntax · Syntax · German

Syntax · rank #24,142 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,142
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH StPO

Nearest frequency peer: StPO (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Syntax“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Syntax“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Syntax vs santa
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Syntax
PropertyValue
HeadwordSyntax
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzʏntaks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,142
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Syntax“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Syntaxliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „StPO“ (#24,141), „Tatverdächtige“ (#24,143), „stolpern“ (#24,140). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Syntax“ bei #24,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Syntax (IPA [ˈzʏntaks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,142 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Syntax, with forms such as "snytax", "ssyntax", and "synatx". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "santa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Syntax, spelled S-Y-N-T-A-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft, genauer: Teilgebiet der Grammatik; Wissenssystem, das uns befähigt, elementare Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Wörter zu größeren Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Phrasen oder Sätzen zu verknüpfen, beziehungsweise diese Verknüpfungen bei der Rezeption zu erkennen (nach Hubert Haider, Universität Salzburg)
  2. 2
    regelhafte Verbindung sprachlicher Einheiten in einer Äußerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Syntax appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Syntax enthält Regelsysteme zur Bildung von Sätzen.
  2. „Daraus zogen sie den Schluß, daß die Syntax reine Phantasie und die Grammatik pure Illusion sei.“

Synonyms

SatzlehreSatzstruktur

Antonyms

Semantik

This word in other languages

syntax(English)sintaxis(Español)syntaxe(Français)sintaxe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snytax
  • ssyntax
  • synatx
  • synntax
  • syntaxx
  • synttax
  • syntxa
  • sytnax
  • syyntax
  • ysntax

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Syntax - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

snytax2ssyntax1synatx2synntax1syntaxx1synttax1syntxa2sytnax2
Edit distance from "Syntax"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Syntax"?
"Syntax" is spelled S-Y-N-T-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzʏntaks].
What does "Syntax" mean?
As a noun, "Syntax" means: Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft, genauer: Teilgebiet der Grammatik; Wissenssystem, das uns befähigt, elementare Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Wörter zu größeren Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Phrasen od...
What words are commonly confused with "Syntax"?
"Syntax" is commonly confused with "santa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Syntax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Syntax" is [ˈzʏntaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Syntax" come from?
"Syntax" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Syntax", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stiche#24,137Stereo#24,136starrt#24,135Thiele#24,149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Toulouse10 variantssection10 variantsurbanen10 variantsVeranda10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list